| Historicial Development: | G. W. Newman and F. J. Ward mortgaged a sawmill with P. J. Willis in 1890. Equipment included a steam sawmill, four oxen, and one log wagon. The note would be paid with 5,000 feet of lumber to be cut in 1891 plus the 55,000 feet of lumber on the yard, which had already been cut. F. J. Ward mortgaged with Freedman & Bro a St. Louis 3-saw gang edger, circular saws, a #2 saw carriage, 60-feet of carriage track, a #2 saw guide, and six 5-inch sawdust grasses.
F. J. Ward bought the Freedman & Bros operation for thirteen notes at $218. 56 each. Equipment included a 12-inch by 16-inch steam engine, a 44-inch by 14-foot boiler, one sawmill, a circular saw, a 24-foot carriage, two head blocks, a Kelly Duplex Feed Mill, one log wagon, nine oxen, a 3-saw gang edger, a #2 sawmill carriage, a 60-foot track, a #2 saw guide, sheds, houses, and 28,000 feet of lumber, commencing February 15, 1900, until the notes were paid.
This sawmill may have once belonged to T. W. Brozetter, for in 1900 Brozetter mortgaged such a mill to F. J. Ward for $1,962. The equipment included a 12-inch by 16-inch, 40-horsepower steam engine, a 44-inch by 14-foot boiler, a sawmill with a circular saw, a 24-foot carriage, two blocks, a Kelly duplex feed mill, a planer matcher with a single surfacer, a log wagon, nine oxen, a 3-saw edger, and a #2 sawmill carriage.
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